Re: From The Archives........

« Reply #180 on: Dec 28th, 2014, 11:34am »

Article below is from the February 1, 1913, "The Railway & Engineering Review", titled "ELECTRIC TRACTOR FOR USE ON CITY STREETS, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD".

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Other references to this curious and unique design, called "Buckwalter" units...

First your writer saw them dates back to ca. 1950. At the time the units were in service for about four decades! Assigned units and duties known to have been in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Jersey City. At Baltimore, several of the equipment in service at Calvert St. Station area, and at President St. Station switching duties.